Horn.



PATENTED AUG. 22, 1905.

S. GOLDBERG.

HORN.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application filed July 16, 1904. Serial No. 216,825.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GOLDBERG, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Horns, of which the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to utilize the body of an ordinarycampaign-horn in providing a ratchet or cricket sounding means, wherebya double use is given to the hornbody without materially increasing thecost of the usual horn.

Other advantages will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is avertical section through my improved horn. Fig. 2 is a side elevationthereof, and Fig. 3 is a plan view.

I have applied my invention to an ordinary reed horn with a body 1flaring at its lower end and having a mouthpiece 2 attached over thesmaller end 3. In the smaller end I have utilized the'ordinary reed atin the usual way. Within the horn-body I provide a cross-bar 5 with anysuitable crank 6, which may preferably be made integral therewith, andpreferably a bent wire, to which is attached a wheel 7. The cross-pieceis held in the body in any desirable way, such as by flattening the endto enlarge it and prevent its withdrawal. Solder or any other means,such as 8, may be provided at the opposite side of the horn to likewisehold it in position. On this wheel I provide a means for creating aratchet or cricket sound, preferably by providing teeth 9 on theperiphery of the wheel, which come in contact with a suitably-disposedengaging member 10, which I preferably make by stamping out of thehorn-body. This tongue 10 is bent inwardly from the body, so as toengage the teeth 9 of the wheel. If desired, a plate 11 may be solderedor otherwise secured over the aperture 12 created by the stamping of thetongue 10. The flange 13 may be provided on the horn-body in the usualway. By this simple means of construction it is obvious that the usualhorn-bod y is utilized for a double purpose without materiallyincreasing the cost of the usual horn. At the same time the cricket orratchet attachment is given a louder and clearer sound than the ordinarycricket by reason of the megaphone effect of the hornbody. The tongue 10may be secured to the body in any other desired position or in anydesired way without departing from the spirit of my invention in itsbroadest aspect. The ratchet-wheel may also be attached to the hornbodyat either the large end or the small end, in either case the greaterpart of the weight of the horn being disposed either on one side or theother of the ratchet, so as to be able to properly swing the born bymeans of the handle.

Having described my invention, What I claim is- 1. A reed horn with awheel mounted in the horn body, and provided with peripheral teeth, avibrating member secured within the horn-body, and attached to engagewith said teeth.

2. A reed horn having 'a cross-bar mounted in the horn-body and having acrank thereon, a toothed wheel on said cross-piece, a vibrating memberstamped from the body of said horn and disposed so as to be vibrated bythe said toothed wheel, and a plate secured to the horn-body over theopening caused by said vibrating member whereby the horn-body may beswung on said crank and cause the vibration of the said vibratingmember.

Signed this 12th day of July, 1904.

SAMUEL GOLDBERG.

Witnesses:

PHIL BEAR, GEORGE J. AVERY.

